Playstation Three news and reviews

Classic Game Room reviews HAL 21, a Playstation Mini for PS3 & PSP from SNK Playmore. This arcade SHMUPS style space ship shooter from SNK was released in 1985 and should appeal to fans of Namco’s Xevious. This insanely difficult vertical scrolling SHMUP space ship shooter on Playstation 3 (and PSP) has an old school “Xevious” style with basic weapons and bombs for ground targets. Enemy patterns are fast and erratic and players will need to memorize and shoot for points and extra lives to stay alive. Sadly HAL 21 does not have 2 player co-op gameplay, even though it says so on the screen. No two player coop gameplay in a space ship shooter!? Boo! Aside from that Hal 21 is a solid, affordable videogame with explosions, space ships and laser beams with ultra-challenging gameplay on PS3 and PSP.

Classic Game Room reviews HOMEFRONT for PS3 Playstation 3 from THQ and Kaos, a first person shooter that remakes the storyline in Red Dawn except with new bad guys and less Charlie Sheen. This first person shooter feels like an amped up version of Call of Duty Modern Warfare or Black Ops which gives it a Black (the PS2 game) style with ultra-powerful weapons and an unstoppable arsenal at your disposal whenever you need it. The single player campaign finishes too short, just as the game starts getting good. Multiplayer may appeal to some multiplayer shooter fans with concepts like in game battle points spent on tanks and helicopters, but it’s pretty much more of the same when you get down to it. This CGR video review of Homefront from THQ has gameplay from Homefront on PS3 showing single player FPS shooter gameplay and multiplayer game play on Playstation 3 (and Xbox 360) during Homefront videogame game play.

Classic Game Room presents a CGR Undertow review of Dead Space 2 from Visceral Games and Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3. Dead Space 2 is also available for the Xbox 360. Like the original, a captivating story fuels Dead Space 2. Isaac is haunted by terrifying visions of his dead girlfriend, a death for which he feels responsible. But are they really hallucinations? As the boundaries between the psychological and physical world blur, Dead Space 2 weaves an engaging fabric of tragedy, acceptance…and sheer terror. That’s what keeps you glued to Dead Space 2. What keeps you playing, however, is that gruesome Dead Space gameplay, a set of mechanics that have been honed to a gleam for this sequel. Speaking of the rotting flesh on the Ishimura, Dead Space is a surgical game, a word as fitting for what you’re doing as what you’re doing it to. This video review features video gameplay footage of Dead Space 2 for the PlayStation 3 and audio commentary from Classic Game Room’s Derek.

Classic Game Room presents a CGR Undertow review of Alien Breed 3: Descent from Team17 for the PlayStation 3. Alien Breed 3: Descent is also available for the Xbox 360 and PC. Team17 has gotten the Alien vibe down to a science. Alien Breed 3: Descent is very much in the classic spirit of the first two Alien movies. The cold, damp walkways suspended in the mist, the flickering of a light in a narrow maintenance tunnel — and, of course, the blood-thirsty aliens that are xenomorphs in just about everything except name. Second, for better or worse, the gameplay is as predictable as the style. This video review features video gameplay footage of Alien Breed 3: Descent for the PlayStation3 and audio commentary from Classic Game Room’s Derek.

Classic Game Room reviews APACHE OVERKILL for PS3 and PSP, a Playstation Mini available for download at the Playstation Network. Apache Overkill is a side scrolling shooter, or SHMUP, which has an old-school repetitive style reminiscent of early 80’s classics like Vanguard and Planet Patrol. Fans of arcade style point scoring may get a thrill out of Apache Overkill’s straight forward gameplay and health pack survival system. This CGR review of Apache Overkill for Playstation 3 and PSP has gameplay from Apache Overkill, a helicopter side scroller videogame that can be downloaded for play on both PS3 and PSP.

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Classic Game Room HD reviews XEVIOUS RESURRECTION for Playstation 3 PS3 from the Namco Museum Essentials collection which can be downloaded from Playstation Network. This remake of the original arcade Xevious has flashy HD visuals, thumping music and new challenges. Xevious Resurrection is a vertical scrolling SHMUP for PS3 Playstation 3 and players can unlock trophies and a Xevious Resurrection arcade cabinet machine for their Playstation Home. This CGR review of Xevious Resurrection can be played one player or two player co-op. Review has Xevious Resurrection gameplay on PS3 showing Namco’s Xevious Resurrection game play in action.